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Josh Hawley, Chris Coons Pressure Facebook over User Location Tracking Breitbart

The Hill reportsthat Sen.Chris Coonsand Sen.Josh Hawleyhave sent a letter to Facebook raising concerns that the company is continuing to track users who have already asked the firm to stop tracking their location.

Coons and Hawley worry that Facebook will not honor this promise to stop tracking user location data, writing in their letter to the firm:If a user has decided to limit Facebooks access to his or her location, Facebook should respect these privacy choices.

Coons is the co-leader of the Senate Judiciary Committees tech task force and Hawley is a prominent critic of big tech firms; both Senators sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

In their letter, the Senators asked if Facebook plans to continue to track location data regardless of users stated preferences, how much information the company gathers from a users internet connection, and whether location information will be used for targeted advertisements.

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